Episode 039: Nick Tomkin, Orbital

Nick is behind Orbital, the digital-only agency based in Hamilton. He’s had an interesting journey to where he is now, and we have a great chat about the creative process, comedy, Pokemon Go, tech… oh, and Hamilton.

Highlights

The advantages of small teams vs. huge agencies

How he’s used comedy as a way to push through social anxiety, and make people laugh at the same time

Pokemon Go, how augmented reality came to be, and why it works so well compared to something like Google Glass